Marlowe
- #523 for girls in 2025, 575 births
- #3,240 for boys in 2025, 36 births
- Given to girls 74.3% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 575 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,805since 1918
Marlowe over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #523 | 575 | #3,240 | 36 |
| 2024 | #624 | 478 | #2,750 | 47 |
| 2023 | #835 | 328 | #3,117 | 39 |
| 2022 | #779 | 365 | #3,464 | 33 |
| 2021 | #896 | 302 | #5,562 | 16 |
| 2020 | #924 | 279 | #4,540 | 21 |
| 2019 | #1,054 | 243 | #4,639 | 21 |
| 2018 | #1,044 | 246 | #3,607 | 30 |
| 2017 | #985 | 264 | #5,526 | 16 |
| 2016 | #1,034 | 256 | #4,943 | 19 |
| 2015 | #1,139 | 222 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #1,186 | 206 | #5,485 | 16 |
| 2013 | #1,277 | 185 | #7,026 | 11 |
| 2012 | #1,929 | 102 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #2,238 | 84 | #4,822 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,752 | 64 | #5,478 | 16 |
| 2009 | #2,270 | 86 | #7,236 | 11 |
| 2008 | #3,859 | 41 | #5,487 | 16 |
| 2007 | #5,097 | 28 | #8,915 | 8 |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | #5,525 | 15 |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #11,356 | 5 |
| 2003 | #10,425 | 9 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #7,045 | 15 | #6,522 | 10 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #6,808 | 15 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #11,807 | 6 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | — | #6,407 | 8 | |
| 1994 | #8,122 | 10 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #4,231 | 13 |
| 1990 | #8,501 | 9 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | #6,229 | 7 |
| 1988 | — | #4,450 | 10 | |
| 1987 | #7,353 | 9 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | — | #4,130 | 10 | |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #6,810 | 9 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #4,499 | 8 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #8,178 | 7 | — | |
| 1979 | #7,313 | 8 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #8,562 | 6 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | — | #3,037 | 13 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,601 | 16 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,751 | 14 | |
| 1974 | #6,258 | 8 | #2,129 | 20 |
| 1973 | #4,586 | 12 | #2,036 | 20 |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | #1,966 | 21 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,794 | 24 |
| 1969 | #5,057 | 9 | #2,217 | 15 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | — | #2,216 | 13 | |
| 1965 | — | #2,982 | 8 | |
| 1964 | — | #2,409 | 12 | |
| 1963 | — | #2,044 | 16 | |
| 1962 | — | #2,279 | 13 | |
| 1961 | #6,567 | 5 | #1,778 | 21 |
| 1960 | — | #2,423 | 12 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,295 | 13 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,033 | 8 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,019 | 16 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,886 | 18 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,902 | 17 | |
| 1954 | — | #1,668 | 21 | |
| 1953 | — | #2,099 | 14 | |
| 1952 | — | #1,323 | 32 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,489 | 25 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #2,321 | 11 |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #2,022 | 14 |
| 1948 | — | #1,656 | 20 | |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,555 | 23 |
| 1946 | — | #1,813 | 16 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | — | #1,738 | 16 | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #4,622 | 5 | #2,268 | 11 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | — | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | — | #1,976 | 13 | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | — | #1,723 | 16 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,584 | 19 | |
| 1934 | #3,449 | 7 | #1,461 | 22 |
| 1933 | — | #1,405 | 23 | |
| 1932 | #3,568 | 7 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | — | #1,770 | 17 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #1,602 | 21 |
| 1929 | — | #1,848 | 17 | |
| 1928 | #4,725 | 5 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | — | #1,959 | 17 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,846 | 18 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,870 | 18 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #2,123 | 15 |
| 1922 | — | #2,486 | 12 | |
| 1921 | #4,464 | 6 | #2,376 | 13 |
| 1920 | — | #1,966 | 17 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #1,827 | 18 |
| 1917 | — | #2,280 | 12 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,849 | 16 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,878 | 15 | |
| 1914 | — | #3,264 | 5 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,441 | 14 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1918
The first year at least five girls were named Marlowe! It came in at #4,291, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1919–1920, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Marlowe is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- New Hampshire#236 · 1 in 759
- Colorado#270 · 1 in 1,014
- Minnesota#285 · 1 in 1,130
- Wisconsin#326 · 1 in 1,266
- Iowa#354 · 1 in 1,308
Best ever in a state: #137 in Alaska, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #236 | 5 | 1 in 759 |
| Colorado | #270 | 23 | 1 in 1,014 |
| Minnesota | #285 | 19 | 1 in 1,130 |
| Wisconsin | #326 | 16 | 1 in 1,266 |
| Iowa | #354 | 9 | 1 in 1,308 |
| Michigan | #364 | 24 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Washington | #368 | 19 | 1 in 1,519 |
| North Carolina | #371 | 29 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Massachusetts | #375 | 15 | 1 in 1,602 |
| Ohio | #390 | 29 | 1 in 1,630 |
| Nebraska | #396 | 5 | 1 in 1,419 |
| Utah | #408 | 10 | 1 in 1,708 |
| Arkansas | #425 | 7 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Oregon | #429 | 8 | 1 in 1,632 |
| Tennessee | #453 | 17 | 1 in 1,887 |
| Louisiana | #477 | 9 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Oklahoma | #483 | 8 | 1 in 1,848 |
| Kansas | #497 | 6 | 1 in 1,968 |
| Pennsylvania | #515 | 20 | 1 in 2,334 |
| Alabama | #520 | 9 | 1 in 2,035 |
| Connecticut | #540 | 5 | 1 in 2,301 |
| Indiana | #542 | 12 | 1 in 2,326 |
| California | #556 | 58 | 1 in 2,788 |
| New York | #567 | 29 | 1 in 2,701 |
| Arizona | #578 | 11 | 1 in 2,565 |
| Missouri | #589 | 9 | 1 in 2,700 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Texas | #649 | 47 | 1 in 3,416 |
| Illinois | #667 | 14 | 1 in 3,166 |
| New Jersey | #667 | 11 | 1 in 3,227 |
| South Carolina | #688 | 6 | 1 in 3,048 |
| Georgia | #710 | 14 | 1 in 3,229 |
| Kentucky | #744 | 5 | 1 in 3,450 |
| Florida | #796 | 20 | 1 in 4,338 |
| Maryland | #840 | 5 | 1 in 3,997 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Marlowe
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 401 spots since 2020 (#924 → #523)
- Biggest jump: 211 spots in 2024
- Biggest drop: 59 spots in 2018
Rise & fade · girls
107 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1918
- Peaked 2025 at #523 (575 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 2020–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,795
- Highest: 1 in 2,795 girls born in 2025 were named Marlowe (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 48.4% of all girls named Marlowe (2,327) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2004
- Mostly boys until 2003, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 | #4,291 (1918) | #4,291 |
| 1920s | 25 | #3,971 (1923) | #4,291 |
| 1930s | 33 | #2,940 (1937) | #3,751 |
| 1940s | 38 | #3,559 (1941) | #4,546 |
| 1950s | 6 | #4,738 (1950) | #4,738 |
| 1960s | 35 | #4,053 (1967) | #5,042 |
| 1970s | 68 | #4,492 (1970) | #5,836 |
| 1980s | 68 | #5,545 (1989) | #7,755 |
| 1990s | 77 | #7,512 (1992) | #9,801 |
| 2000s | 250 | #2,270 (2009) | #6,862 |
| 2010s | 1,872 | #985 (2017) | #1,464 |
| 2020s | 2,327 | #523 (2025) | #764 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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